Senior Room computer stations where the minimum age of users is 55. Many are much older. Takoma Park Maryland Library.

The original Learning 2.0 program was designed by Helene Blowers, PLCMC Technology Director, with the support and assistance of several staff and is loosely based upon Stephen Abram’s article, 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook – Feb 2006) and the website 43Things.

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/learning2.0/February 11 - April 13, 20089 weeksParticipation voluntary – they were our guinea pigs.  There were49 NLC staff25 started – 50% of staff9 completed – 36% of the 25 who startedSelf-reported, but checked by us.Every NLC staff member who completed all 23 things was entered into a drawing for three donated MP3 players Director of NLC purchased with his own $. April 15 - Library Worker Appreciation Day Finale – Party and drawing of prizes

Current ongoing program - http://nelearns.blogspot.com/2009/03/home.htmlAnnounced in April 2009. First Thing in May. October 2012– Thing #60!At the start (April-May)47 people set up blogs, told us they were going to do it18 from first program29 new people.As of June 2009 – 16 of those new 29 had completed new prerequisite.1 CE for each Thing completed. Do whichever ones they want, jump in and out as they like. If you aren’t interested or don’t have time for a thing during its month, skip it and see what we’re doing next month.

January 2012 - moved this blog in-house and onto the Commission&apos;s WordPress installation. The URL for this program going forward is http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/nelearns. For continuity&apos;s sake, all of the content and comments from this blog has been copied over to the new site but this version will continue to live here as is, so as to continue to support any links from other sites that have been created.

February 2012, a BookThing was added to the program.Inspired by list of context books that Michael Stephens, professor at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose University, has his students read and report on. http://tametheweb.com/2012/01/22/context-books-for-the-hyperlinked-library/